Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-18
CIVIL ssRylcE

John Il. Doyle. Secretary of the Nation
nj Civil service Commission, at Work
II Sankton some nation.
Col. John T. Doyle, secretary of the
United States civil service commission, ,
LAS been IN Yankton to-day conducting
aa examination OF persons who wish to
go on tbs list of applicants in the de.
partmentaI Offices in Washington. The
departmental Offices include the offices
In the departments of Justice. war, post.
al affairs, treasury. interior agriculture
ind navy, and persons DESTROYS of secur.
ing positions in any of these offices as
clerks or assistants are compelled to pass
examinations, and Dol. Doyle is visiting
the principal cities In every state and
territory, and conducting these examin.
ations. The examination In Yankton
was held at E. M. O'Brlen's office and
was attended by two persons, strangers
IN Ysnkton. Three examina tions have
been conducted in Dakota-one at
Fargo, another at Bismarck and q third
ut Yankton.
This morning a reporter called upon
Col. Doyle and solicited some informa
ton regarding the featares OF the civil
service reform work, and finding Mr..
Doyle willing and able to enlishten HIM
an entertaining interview eDsued. There
are 5000 positions IN the Departmental,
service at Washington, and as these
positions become vacant from time tc
time, through death, resignation or dis
missal, the government has prepared
system for refiling them which
it il believed tends to %apportion the
favors equally among the residents OF
| the nation. The method is this. A
member OF the civil service commission
visits ell the principal cities of every
state or territory and conducts e1amina-
tions, which may be attended by any
one who has previously made applica-
tion. The examinations are thorough
| and the applicant can designate for
which department he chooses
to be examined. The ex-
animation papers are taken in charge
by the examining officer and when q
vacancy in any department occurs, the
appointing officer takes the examination
papers OF the applicants from the state
or territory which has had the smallest
aumber OF appointments, aad with these
papers as his guide chooses the foui
which stand highest in the examination
and from among these four applicants Q
selection for the place is made. In the
appointment the name OF the applicant it
unknown, be or she being selected by
she number on the examination paper.
Ia selecting the appointee religion O
politics are positively forbidden to bt
considered and the appointment is made
upon pure merit. The appoiatee goeI
into the off 20 on six months probation
and is retained or dlsmissed at the emf
OF that time, according TO his ability o
lack of ability. Dakota is entitled t.
one or two appointments. This systen
creates q hundred applications for ever.
! position and az all cannot be supple
and only the best get positions the dc
partnensal offices are filed with a mos
| efficient force OF clerks, Mr.. Deyl
| having an examination on hsnd wa
obliged to stop here, with the promis
that when he comes again he will b
pleased to further discuss matters. d
Is an unostentatious gentleman and
regarded AS y of the ablest men in til
employ of the government. He got
from Yankton to Omaha to conduct o.
animation of applicants for positions
the postal service,